Alex Kirk

Alex Kirk
Kirk in 2018
No. 53 – Ryukyu Golden Kings
PositionCenter
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1991-11-14) November 14, 1991 (age 33)
Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High schoolLos Alamos
(Los Alamos, New Mexico)
CollegeNew Mexico (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Cleveland Cavaliers
2014→Canton Charge
2015Canton Charge
2015–2016Pistoia Basket 2000
2016Guangzhou Long-Lions
2017Anadolu Efes
2017–2023Alvark Tokyo
2023–presentRyukyu Golden Kings
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Japan
FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 Thailand Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Thailand Team

Alex Ryan Kirk (born November 14, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Ryukyu Golden Kings of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the University of New Mexico.

College career

Kirk, a 7'0" center, played at Los Alamos High School in Los Alamos, New Mexico. He came to the University of New Mexico in 2010, averaging 4.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in the 2010–11 season. In the offseason, Kirk underwent back surgery for a herniated disc and subsequently redshirted the 2011–12 season.[1] Kirk bounced back as a redshirt sophomore, averaging 12.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots per game. At the conclusion of the season, Kirk was named second team All-Mountain West Conference and a member of the league's All-Defensive team.[2]

In the summer of 2013, Kirk was named to the United States' team for the 2013 Summer Universiade.[3] He averaged 3.7 points and 4.6 rebounds as the team finished in ninth place.

In 2013–14, Kirk increased his numbers to 13.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game. He was named third team All-MWC and repeated as a member of the All-Defensive team.[4]

In April 2014, Kirk declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility.[5]

Professional career

Cleveland Cavaliers

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Kirk joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On August 11, 2014, he signed with the Cavaliers.[6] During his rookie season with the Cavaliers, he had multiple assignments with the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League.[7]

On January 5, 2015, Kirk was traded to the New York Knicks in a three-team trade that also involved the Oklahoma City Thunder.[8] Two days later, he was waived by the Knicks.[9]

Canton Charge

On January 10, 2015, Kirk was acquired by the Canton Charge.[10] In 46 games for the Charge in 2014–15, he averaged 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.[11]

Pistoia Basket 2000

On August 15, 2015, Kirk signed with Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Italian Serie A for the 2015–16 season.[12] Kirk averaged 16.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game for Pistoia, which reached the Serie A playoffs before being eliminated in the first round by Scandone Avellino.[13]

Guangzhou Long-Lions

In July 2016, Kirk played for the San Antonio Spurs in the Utah session of the 2016 NBA Summer League.[14] He then played for the Toronto Raptors in the Las Vegas session.[15]

On July 29, 2016, Kirk signed to play for the Guangzhou Long-Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association for the 2016–17 season.[16] On November 15, he was released by Guangzhou.[17]

Anadolu Efes

On January 16, 2017, Kirk signed with Turkish club Anadolu Efes for the rest of the season.[18]

Alvark Tokyo

On July 26, 2017, Kirk signed with Alvark Tokyo of the Japan B League.[19]

Alvark Tokyo won the 2017–18 B League championship, and Kirk led the team, averaging 16.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game for the season.[20]

In the summer of 2017, Kirk played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for The Stickmen. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for The Stickmen, he averaged 6.5 points per game. Kirk helped take The Stickmen to the second round of the tournament, where they then lost to Team Challenge ALS 87–73.[21] In TBT 2018, he played for Eberlein Drive. Eberlein Drive made it to the championship game, where they lost to Overseas Elite.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Cleveland 5 0 2.8 .250 .000 1.000 .2 .2 .0 .0 .8
Career 5 0 2.8 .250 .000 1.000 .2 .2 .0 .0 .8

International career statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 A Tokyo 60 60 26.1 .606 .275 .773 8.9 .9 .5 1.2 16.2

References

  1. ^ Smith, Mark (August 10, 2011). "Lobos' Kirk Undergoes Back Surgery". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "Alford Coach of the Year, Williams Player of the Year in the MW". New Mexico Lobos. March 11, 2013. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Clark, Carol A. (June 29, 2013). "Los Alamos Native Alex Kirk Tapped For 2013 USA Basketball Men's World University Games Team". Los Alamos Daily Post. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "Bairstow, Williams Named First Team All-Mountain West". New Mexico Lobos. March 10, 2014. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  5. ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 11, 2014). "New Mexico's Alex Kirk declaring for the NBA draft". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  6. ^ "Cavaliers Sign Alex Kirk". NBA.com (Press release). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  7. ^ "2014–15 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  8. ^ "Knicks Part of Three-Team Trade". NBA.com (Press release). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 5, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  9. ^ "Knicks waive Lou Amundson, Lance Thomas, Alex Kirk". Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  10. ^ Charge Acquire Alex Kirk
  11. ^ Alex Kirk D-League Stats
  12. ^ "Giorgio Tesi Pistoia announces Alex Kirk". Sportando.com. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  13. ^ "Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia Statistics". eurobasket.com. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  14. ^ "Spurs Announce 2016 Utah Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  15. ^ "Raptors Announce NBA Summer League Roster". NBA.com. June 30, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  16. ^ "Foshan signs Alex Kirk, ex Giorgo Tesi PT". Asia-Basket.com. July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  17. ^ "Guangzhou waived Alex Kirk". Asia-Basket.com. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  18. ^ "Anadolu Efes brings in big man Kirk". Euroleague.net. January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  19. ^ Jawad Williams, Alex Kirk's basic agreement announcement, Alvark Tokyo Official Web Site, July 26, 2017
  20. ^ Glen Rosales, Ex-Lobo Kirk getting his game in gear in Japan, Albuquerque Journal, June 8, 2018
  21. ^ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.

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